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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Conference of the Birds, pgs. 75-120.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did the heron say that he loved and, therefore, could not go on the journey to find the Simorgh?
(a) His partner.
(b) The sea.
(c) His nest.
(d) His homeland.

2. How many children were in the family of the fisherboy?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

3. Shiekh Sam'an's people left for __________.
(a) The mountains.
(b) The caves of David.
(c) Rau.
(d) Mecca.

4. According to the hoopoe, with whom did the pigeon share a goal?
(a) David.
(b) The son of God.
(c) Jonah.
(d) Lazarus.

5. For whom did the hoopoe work as a secret message deliverer?
(a) David.
(b) King Solomon.
(c) Abraham.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the hoopoe describing when he stated the following: "Your palace is a kennel with the rest...is your dungeon after death"?

2. What did the turtle-dove wear around his neck?

3. What happened when the Shiekh Sam'an drank wine?

4. What did the hoopoe say that the partridge's jewels really were?

5. What did the hoopoe tell the partridge that he had to destroy?

(see the answer key)

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